Best new Iranian/Persian Movies in 2024 & 2023 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List)


List of the latest Iranian/Persian movies in 2024 and the best Iranian/Persian movies of 2023 & the 2010's. Top Iranian/Persian movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.

New Iranian/Persian movies in 2024 in Cinema & on VOD

Top movies up for release in 2024 in cinema and on VOD

  • For Women

    DIRECTOR: Serdar Akar
    CAST: Melisa Aslı Pamuk, Ceyda Düvenci & Aslı Tandoğan
    Every woman has a unique story to tell. In this tender drama, eight different women find themselves being drawn to each other at the camp labeled “For Women.” At this camp, they’ll be able to build themselves up for the next chapter of their lives. But are they ready to be honest with themselves and their pasts to become better people? This touching romantic drama from Turkey comes from director Serdar Akar and screenwriter Serdar Akar with a cast that includes Melisa Pamuk, Ceyda Düvenci, Asli Tandogan, Müjde Uzman, Yurdaer Okur, Sebnem Sönmez, Elifcan Ongurlar, and Merve Çagiran. Read more

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  • The Old Bachelor

    DIRECTOR: Oktay Baraheni
    CAST: Leila Hatami, Hamed Behdad & Hassan Pourshirazi
    Life is not easy for two middle-aged brothers. The two of them live in an Iran facing economic collapse and reside with their abusive father. Dad’s rage gets so bad that his second wife ends up leaving him. While dad finds himself facing a new younger woman who has come to stay at their flat, she may be more interested in his sons. His sons may also be planning to kill their bullying father and put his carnage to an end. This family drama from Iran was directed by Oktay Baraheni (Bridge of Sleep, Killer Spider) and stars Leila Hatami, Babak Hamidian, Hamed Behdad, Hassan Pourshirazi, and Reza Rooygari. Read more

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Best Iranian/Persian movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2024

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and the 2010's best rated Iranian/Persian movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).
  • Terrestrial Verses

    DIRECTOR: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
    CAST: Majid Salehi, Sadaf Asgari & Gohar Kheyrandish
    In this anthology film, ordinary people are forced to endure the problems we all face as humans. Aspects of culture, religion, and hierarchical systems all become issues for their daily lives. The various stories explore how we deal with these problems with a mixture of drama and comedy, recognizing the complexities of society, the issues of relationships, and how we struggle to survive another day. Directed by Alireza Khatami and Ali Asgari, the film stars Sadaf Asgari, Ardeshir Kazemi, Gohar Kheirandish, Farzin Mohades, Majid Salehi, and Hossein Soleimani. Read more

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  • Hit the Road

    DIRECTOR: Panah Panahi
    CAST: Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha & Rayan Sarlak
    A family finds itself going on a road trip with a wild mixture of emotions. Sometimes they’re tender towards one another as they attempt to show empathy and compassion for each other. Other times they’re manic with chaos as they struggle to keep their family unit together. Their trip is further complicated with issues regarding a sick dog and a quiet son. Written and directed by Panah Panahi, this family drama stars Pantea Panahiha, Hasan Majuni, and Rayan Sarlak. Read more

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  • Golden Blood

    DIRECTOR: Ebrahim Sheibani
    CAST: Bahar Ghasemi, Zahra Hatami, Shahab Hosseini
    Written and directed by Ebrahim Sheibani (No Where No Body, Dark Rising), this somber drama tells the tale of one woman trying to rebuild her shattered life. Having gone through the tragedy of her addict husband being imprisoned and dealing with her disabled child, a driving instructor struggles to keep her life together. And it’s only getting worse when she finds the bills are getting even harder to pay. When it seems like nothing is going her way, she may just find that the drastic route is the one worth pursuing. Read more

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  • There is no Evil

    DIRECTOR: Mohammad Rasoulof
    CAST: Mahtab Servati, Shaghayegh Shourian & Baran Rasoulof
    Writer and director Mohammad Rasoulof (A Man of Integrity, Goodbye) helms this anthology film about questioning morality on the death penalty in Iran. Based on the personal experiences of Rasoulof, this somber drama focuses on how people take responsibilities for their actions in such dark and violent times of divisiveness. Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, the film’s cast includes Kaveh Ahangar, Mahtab Servati, and Baran Rasoulof. Read more

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  • Just 6.5

    DIRECTOR: Saeed Roustayi
    CAST: Peyman Maadi, Navid Mohammadzade & Parinaz Izadyar
    Narcotics detective Samad (Payman Maadi) is hot on the trail to take down the sinister drug lord of Naser Khakzad (Navid Mohammadzadeh). He may have found his chance to blow this case wide open when a raid leads him to a dealer with valuable information. But the deeper that Samad digs into this case, the more dangerous it becomes in this intense Iranian crime thriller of social injustice from writer/director Saeed Roustayi (Life and a Day). Read more

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  • The Warden

    DIRECTOR: Nima Javidi
    CAST: Navid Mohammadzadeh, Parinaz Izadyar & Setareh Pesyani
    The evacuation of a prison is underway due to an expansion of an airport that forcing out the facility. In charge of the transportation of inmates to a new prison is Colonel Jahed (Navid Mohammadzadeh) and his team of officers. But the operation goes awry when one of the prisoners escaped his grasp and is now on the run. Desperate to maintain order, the chase is on as Jahed tracks down the fleeing inmate in this suspenseful crime drama. Read more

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  • Son-Mother

    DIRECTOR: Mahnaz Mohammadi
    CAST: Raha Khodayari, Mahan Nasiri & Reza Behboodi
    A struggling factory in Iran is facing the sanctions of the era with a tight grip. One of the struggling works is a widow, Leila (Raha Khodayari), working as hard as she can to make ends meet with her children in this chaotic environment. She soon receives a marriage proposal from a man who could help her overcome her greater financial difficulties. Even though this marriage would help her out greatly, it could very well pit her whole family against each other in this somber Middle Eastern drama. Read more

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  • Tehran: City of Love

    DIRECTOR: Ali Jaberansari
    CAST: Forough Ghajabagli, Mehdi Saki, Amir Hessam Bakhtiari, Behnaz Jafari
    A touching ensemble film following the lives of three troubled citizens of Tehran yearning for love. Read more

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  • Everybody Knows

    DIRECTOR: Asghar Farhadi
    CAST: Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi
    After his acclaimed film 'The Saleman', Iranian director Asghar Farhadi went to Spain for his next movie. Starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, 'Everybody Knows' is a poignant romance drama about a Argentinian-Spanish couple slowly crumbling apart when they travel from Buenos Aires to Madrid. Read more

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    RATING: 85/100

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  • A Man of Integrity

    DIRECTOR: Mohammad Rasoulof
    CAST: Reza Akhlaghirad, Soudabeh Beizaee, Nasim Adabi, Zeinab Shabani
    Smuggled out of Iran, this movie painfully and honestly shows the repressive regime of Iran on a local scale. The film evolves around a man turned fish farmer in an isolated area of the country. Very soon, he sees himself faced with enormous challenges. Read more

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  • The Salesman

    DIRECTOR: Asghar Farhadi
    CAST: Taraneh Alidoosti Shahab Hosseini Babak Karimi
    Multi-award winning Persian director Ashgar Farhadi returns with the poignant drama 'The Salesman' (Forushande). A young couple is forced to move to a new apartment. They soon find out that the previous tenant was a prostitute, which has a devastating effect on their lives. Won the award for the best script at the Cannes Festival 2016, and rightfully so; rarely have I seen a relationship drama so thrilling and unpredictable. Read more

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    RATING: 81/100

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  • Melbourne

    DIRECTOR: Nima Javidi
    CAST: Roshanak Gerami Mani Haghighi Negar Javaherian
    Story depicts a couple, leaving for Melbourne in order to pursue their further education, who get unintentionally involved in a tragic event that brings there plans to a... Read more

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    RATING: 67/100

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  • Under the Shadow

    DIRECTOR: Babak Anvari
    CAST: Narges Rashidi Avin Manshadi Bobby Naderi
    After their house got hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq was, a mother and her young daughter are being haunted by a malicious entity. Not only a truly scary horror flick, but historically informative as well. Everyone interested in modern Iranian history with a soft spot for scary movies: go watch this one! Read more

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    RATING: 70/100

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  • Pardé

    DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi, Kambuzia Partovi
    CAST: Kambuzia Partovi Maryam Moqadam Jafar Panahi
    A screenwriter prefers to live in isolation with his dog, with all the curtains down but his anonymity is perturbed by the unwanted arrival of a girl fleeing from the... Read more

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    RATING: 66/100

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  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

    DIRECTOR: Ana Lily Amirpour
    CAST: Sheila Vand Arash Marandi Marshall Manesh
    First Iranian movie of its kind, a vampire western; A lonesome vampire dwells among the common town people of Bad City and she often stalks them but the populace has no... Read more

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    RATING: 70/100

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  • About Elly

    DIRECTOR: Asghar Farhadi
    CAST: Golshifteh Farahani Shahab Hosseini Taraneh Alidoosti
    A teacher goes absconding during a picnic in the north if Iran and the event riles up a series of misadventures for all the other travelers who were accompanying her. Read more

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    RATING: 81/100

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  • A Separation

    DIRECTOR: Asghar Farhadi
    CAST: Peyman Moaadi Leila Hatami Sareh Bayat
    A couple faces a tough and grueling choice as they have to choose between a better future for their child by moving to another country or to take care of a deteriorating... Read more

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    RATING: 84/100

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  • Fasle Kargadan

    DIRECTOR: Bahman Ghobadi
    CAST: Behrouz Vossoughi Monica Bellucci Yilmaz Erdogan
    After spending thirty years in a prison when a Kurdish-Iranian poet is released, his only objective in life is to find his wife who believes that he has died a long time... Read more

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    RATING: 66/100

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  • The Pot and the Oak

    DIRECTOR: Kiarash Anvari
    CAST: Mahvash Afsharpanah Sadaf Foroughi Mahan Khorshidi
    A stylish dramedy about a playwright struggling with his new play about a failing marriage while at the same time his real-life marriage is disintegrating as well. Read more

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    RATING: 75/100

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